Change of plan from earlier post, after talking to a chap who's replace a few wheel arches on 7s I'm now cutting along the upper edge of the face.
Cutting off the swaged part of the panel and spot and welding it in place. Then finishing off the edge face by lead loading.
I started by using masking tape to give me a line along just past the return of the face. Using a angle girder with a cutting disk on remove the old arch.
I've used cleco pins to hold in place for welding. Both ends of the arch need extra work and cutting to help fit.
2hrs
This is my record of the restoration of my 1977 Triumph TR7, I bought the car in 1983 for £1500. Over the four years of driving it I had got married, moved to a 110 year old cottage in need of renovation and given a new company car. The TR was parked in the garage (1987) at the end of the garden. I always joked saying "that one day I put it back on the road". Twenty-four years later (Nov 2011) that day has arrived - wish me luck.
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